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How to Write an Attorney Termination Letter (with Examples)

If you discover that your attorney is not meeting your standards or seems unethical, it may be time to end your attorney-client contract. The termination itself should be in the form of an official letter upon settling your accounts and retrieving your legal files with your attorney.

​If you feel you were improperly represented, it’s in your best interest to hire a new attorney. Many people often feel their hired attorney doesn’t have their best interests at heart.

In order to officially and properly fire your attorney, you must write a formal letter. An attorney termination letter needs to be as straightforward as possible and can be sent by either certified or regular mail. ​​Formally Address the Attorney Termination Letter

Formally address the letter the same as you would any other standard letter by including your name, address, and the date along with the attorney’s name and address as well.

Because this is a formal letter, be sure to include a proper salutation and address them directly by name. Do not write ‘to whom it may concern’. Also, there should be a clear subject line in order to state why the letter is being sent.

​Get Straight to the Point

For this particular kind of letter, get straight to the point in the first paragraph. Convey that you desire to fire the attorney and the reasons why. State the reasons why you feel the need to fire their organization without making excuses.

Also, the first paragraph should be used to thank them for the things they did for you, if any, on your behalf. If you do have a specific complaint with them, such as being overcharged, now is the time to point it out as well. ​

​If your attorney did something wrong concerning your case, it’s best to let them know so they can perhaps avoid making the same mistake in the future with another client. If you’re not absolutely sure about terminating your attorney-client contract, it’s better to set up a meeting to discuss your concerns prior to writing a letter like this.

Be sure you get expert advice as to what you really want to do since this type of letter is considered to be a final contract regarding the attorney-client relationship.

State the Reasons Why You’re Upset

In the second paragraph, clearly state what you think what went wrong. This type of letter is intended to be frank, but not spiteful or mean. If you have a significant issue that requires the attention of your local area Bar Association, address them and not your attorney. Don’t feel intimidated. Instead, just explain why you’re upset without dragging it out.

Get an Official Copy of Your Legal Case File

​In the third and final paragraph, thank the firm for their services in addition to the time they spent on your case. Be sure to request a copy of your case file as well. In fact, you have a legal right to receive all the paperwork that was performed on your case.

​They will send it over to your new attorney upon your request. Also, include the address for the final billing along with where to send the invoices. Although you may be tempted to rant ﻿and ﻿rave, it’s better to maintain your composure and just get straight to the point.

I would like to immediately terminate our legal relationship and attorney-client contract since I have obtained other legal counsel. I sincerely appreciate the hard work and many hours that went into my custody case. Like many other custody cases, they are often long, drawn out, and expensive.

When I initially retained your legal counsel, I submitted $3,000. This large sum of money seemed to go rather quickly over the course of just six weeks. Recently, I was asked to add another $1,500 to my overall account.

You have served as my attorney for nearly nine months and I have seen very little progress and spent almost $5,000. I have tried to reach you at your office numerous times to speak with your directly. Instead, I only speak to your paralegal. You appear to be uninterested in my case since you’re always late to court and never return my calls.

Because of my intense desire and need to protect my children as well as their current lifestyle, I felt compelled to hire legal counsel that’s a better fit for what I need.

If you would, please send a copy of my legal file at your earliest convenience to Winchester & Griffin Law Firm, 321 North High Street, Dixon, IL 61021. Send the final bill for your services to my address listed above. Thank you kindly for your services.

I would like to terminate the legal relationship that we have as I have obtained other counsel. I appreciate the long hours and hard work that has gone into this extensive custody case. As with many custody cases, they are long and drawn out and very costly.

​When I retained your counsel, I paid $2,500. This money seemed to have gone very quickly and within two months I was required to add an additional $2,000 to my account.

You have been my attorney for more than eight months and to date I have spent around $7,000 and still have seen little progress. I have called the office many times to speak to you and instead speak to a paralegal. You never return my phones calls, your late to court and you seem completely uninvolved in this case.

Due to my desire to protect my children and their current home life, I felt it necessary to obtain counsel that would fight for my desires. If you could be so kind, please send a copy of my file to Barrow Law Firm, 123 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43123. The final bill for you services can be sent to my address above.

I have a problem with an attorney it's pretty intricate but here's the basics. In my demand letter I hired them to prepare they were going to represent me in pretrial negotiations in arbitration. I was beginning to not trust them they took me three months to find an attorney and I needed to resolve the issue because it involves odometer tampering my car was going to be seized and I needed to secure a vehicle because I'm a disabled veteran and needed to secure a vehicle to get to my urgent VA medical appointments and allow me to transport my service animals. I asked that in the demand letter all communications be through certified mail no oral in person faxed email or otherwise communications between the opposing party and the law firm, and that I has the client be CCed via my email all communications between both parties . This floor claimed he had prepared thousands of demand letters near the end of four weeks they claim they lost all my files sent me another letter with fifth grade grammatical errors requesting redundant information that I had sent them and spoken to them in a dress and several emails for the past 30 days that they claim they sent me which I never received and we are awaiting my response but yet no on followed up with a phone call they sent a second email I received it immediately and was furious that they had lost or missed handled 90 files that I sent and had egg knowledge receipt thereof 30 days prior and on the date that it was to be delivered had asked me for that information all over again when all along they had represented that they're researching and preparing those that demand letter . Later they said upon further investigation they found that all my emails were found in spam it was a lie they had lied to me consistently said that the lawyer was in Dubai I spoke to one of the other staff members when I used to Google number and asked if I could speak to Mr. inferno shears said that he was with a customer in the Orlando office and I said OK I called yesterday just missed him was he in yesterday and she said yes and I have recorded calls I have emails statements etc. synopsizing the attorney has terminated the contract never signed a returned executed retainer agreement sent me a bogus paid receipt that he doctored instead of my receipt which she also has lost lost my original retainer agreement I will be filing a grievance with the bar but in the interim had sent me After a series of 30 corrections to the demand letter that I had a dress on numerous occasions for 30 days with again six grade grammatical errors in the demand letter a copy of the demand letter was turned over to me and permitted to be used . Also I had hired them for their representation as a lawyer to represent me in this legal matter I was further behind than I was when I hired them exasperated my mental physical and emotional conditions as a disabled veteran with PTSD anxiety depression and other ameliorating Health issues both physical and mental . The attorney also went on to text me at 11 PM one evening I emailed him back saying to never contact me at that hour again it's inappropriate to contact anyone after 9 PM later that night he called me at 1:30 AM and then text me at 7 AM the following morning! Before retaining him I made it explicitly clear that I'm a disabled veteran that text said it is and to never contact me before 10 AM ! Furthermore and his emails he was demeaning disparaging treated me with indignity disregarding when I said not to send a demand letter his reply was so I assume by your response that it's OK or you give me permission to send a demand letter goes on and on. My question is this I send a demand letter with his permission I am now not represented I don't know if the other party has representation or not? If they reply since it has the law firm's contact information although it directs them to send everything via certified mail and has his address and CC me I always he will be CCed but does the law firm have any legal right now that our contract is terminated to reply because they did not send out that letter to them ? They authorize me to use it in an email they gave me permission to use their product . And as you know I want to appear as though I have legal representation it's the intimidation factor that I was after and the knowledge the expertise of having a attorney that poses the determination factor in the knowledge. I have researched it exhaustively and have found no answer I do not want the law firm to respond in any way shape form or fashion or any of its agents they did not send anything out although I did send the letter certified mail with the return address to the law firm so would seem like it was legitimately sent from the law firm part of the permission to use his product . Even drove an hour from my home to post market from that postal ZIP Code not an intent to defraud . But the attorney did not give me proper notice and did not allow me a

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Tiffany

8/7/2017 12:19:47 pm

Not so funny being mis represented. I told them day one why they were a conflict of interest in my case further had a couple of there so called paralegals tell me that I could not represent myself in a civil child support case and that I would not be allowed to speak at any of my hearings. They have really messed me up here. You'd think they would at the least consider the children but no instead the way I see it they represented the defendant instead of me. As I've read the comments and looked at other sites available on internet It looks like the possibility of an attorney destroying important information. Therefore it looks like since I have an upcoming court date that would be the best time to terminate the lawyer and get my hands on my files as well since he thinks he represents me surely he will bring files however in my case I.don't know that the files will be brought because they are doing everything to hurt us. Just wish I had done this long ago. I did try but like I said had one tell me I couldn't and even found that to be strange knowing what I know from the past. These people have lied and just ruined my case since January and this is August. Prayer is welcomed. Honestly appreciated.